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Who you taking for next season?

How many points does Jackson LaCombe get this year?

This applies to all oilers players, but I more specifically want to know how you guys think the hiring of Babcock will affect McDavid this season. I have the 1st overall pick and I'm stuck between him and MacKinnon. Not very familiar with Babcock as a coach in terms of how much he plays his top dogs and if he gets a lot of offence going. What do you guys think?

How many Points does Cole Caufield get this year?

I didn't get too bothered last year ending in week 27, but we're discussing moving it back a week to make sure less players are sat.

Hi everyone! I recall in the past someone did a lot of research on which teams had the best playoff schedules and even shared an excel file. If anyone has seen that this year, please let me know

I know q hughes is good but is he fantasy good? In my league 25/26 he was rank 79, in 24/25 he was rank 74 and in 23/24 he was rank 39. Mo seider is consistently about rank ~40ish and his ADP weirdly is always around his rank if not after. Whereas most D get picked earlier than their rank. Q hughes adp is around ~10 and i guess im asking is it justified? Imo i feel like hes fantasy value on par w seider. Also ya crappy vancouver to Minnesota is a big jump but still, his good year in 23/24 he was rank 39 **Edit wow good to see I'm not alone! Phew!

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Useful links

• Goalie Starters: https://goaliepost.com/
• Injury Updates: https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/hockey/nhl/injury-report
• Line Combinations: http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/
• Various Fantasy Tools: https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/

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As we approach fantasy hockey season I’m starting to formulate some ideas of how to approach the draft. I play in a bangers points league. Curious what others may think about these philosophies:

1. Prioritize a high impact D in rounds 1-2 (eg. Makar, Hughes, Werenski, Bouchard)

I’ve found my most successful seasons to be centered around a strong D core. I usually try to get 2 studs and then fill out the group with a couple peripheral stuffers. It always seems to me that D is the most scarce position when it comes to waivers.

2. Prioritize wingers over centers

Now, our league doesn’t have FOWs but I’ve just found that in our draft centreman can fall down the board. So, I see good value is giving a slight edge to wingers if I’m ever faced with a C vs LW/RW on the draft board.

3. Prioritize high floors over high ceilings

Maybe I’m too risk averse in the draft. I would rather chase the boom or bust on the waiver wire rather than in the draft. (eg. Try to find the next Raddysh). I see the draft as my opportunity to build a playoff team and the wire as my opportunity to build a championship team.

I’m curious on others thoughts/priorities or if you have rebuttals to my logic. Fire away!

I personally use espn but ive heard of yahoo, are there any other that should catch my attention?

Point only league (goals, assists, power play goals, and a few other minor similar stats)

Who do you take? Matthew tkachuk or Austin Matthews for the next 3 years.

As the commissioner of my league, I’m going on year 7 and want to make my league more memorable and meaningful- 14 man league of all our high school/college buddies. Last year I added a cameo of Bob McKenzie for draft order which was well liked. I’m curious on if any other leagues have trophies of sorts (if so anything special or different rather than a normal trophy?). Also curious on if anyone runs a punishment for last place. Let me know, anything is appreciated !

Hey gang, long time commisioner of leagues using Yahoo but getting a bit fed up with the poor updates every year, so considering on switching to Fantrax. Just have some questions for those who use it already so I can relay that to my other managers.

I know it has a lot more options for scoring categories and settings, but how casual-friendly is it compared to yahoo, we have a good range of managers, from uber sweaty to casual dads just wanting to join in for the banter, but is it too convoluted and everything hidden behind extra menus and whatnot?

How is the app experience?

Are there easy 'set and forget' buttons for when you're time sensitive and need to set lines for the day/week?

How accurate and up to date are all the stats for players/games? Is there live tracking so you can watch the games and see your guys light it up on the tracker too?

Do the weekly matchups start/end at the same time as yahoo? Or is everything faster or slower?

Aside from that, are there any other major differences I should be aware of with Fantrax?

And any good or bad things you would like to mention.

Cheers. That's all I can think of right now, I'm sure more would come to me if it was during the season!

I wanna hear what people do in their redraft leagues to determine draft order! Particularly if you don’t have a centralized league (mine is all over Canada, made up of overlapping friend groups)

How do you make it fun and fair while going beyond a randomized draft order?

I know these change based off league settings, but from what I can tell the Washington Capitals are this years premier playoff team. Some teams to avoid would be Utah and Winnipeg.

Anyone else look ahead at who might win you the ship this season?

I'm not talking about your Dawson Mercer's or Cole Perfetti's. I'm talking about those 20+ team leagues where Marc Gatcomb seems like a steal with your last pick in your banger leagues. Where are you seeing value that most managers are overlooking in your eyes?